Polls
Pew Research: Romney 49%, Obama 46 amongst likely voters, with women now 47-47 tie, when last month Obama led Romney by 18 points (56% - 38) among female likely voters (!).
Gallup: Romney and Obama now tied (= five-point debate bump): by a 'record-setting margin' debate watchers say Romney did better last Wednesday, Independents named him the victor by a devastating 70-19 margin... ouch!
Washington Times/Zogby: Romney up 45.1 - 44.5%
(+9 bounce)
Washington Times/Zogby: Romney up 45.1 - 44.5%
(+9 bounce)
Battleground: Romney crushing Obama with
Independents 51-35%
Military Times: Romney 66%, Obama 26
UPDATE from Rasmussen: Romney now out-front in
11 battleground states...
Independents 51-35%
Military Times: Romney 66%, Obama 26
UPDATE from Rasmussen: Romney now out-front in
11 battleground states...
Commentary
American Thinker: 'Why Obama Will Lose All Three Debates'
Daily Beast: 'Does Obama Even Want to Win the Election?'
Daily Beast: 'Does Obama Even Want to Win the Election?'
(hyper-liberal) Andrew Sullivan: "Seriously: has that kind of swing ever happened this late in a campaign?
Has any candidate lost 18 points among women voters in one night ever?
And we are told that when Obama left the stage that night, he was 'feeling good'. That's terrifying.
On every single issue, Obama has instantly plummeted into near-oblivion. He still has some personal advantages over Romney - even though they are all much diminished."
"Look: I'm trying to rally some morale, but I've never seen a candidate this late in the game, so far ahead, just throw in the towel in the way Obama did last week..."
"Too arrogant to take a core campaign responsibility seriously. Too arrogant to give his supporters what they deserve."
Has any candidate lost 18 points among women voters in one night ever?
And we are told that when Obama left the stage that night, he was 'feeling good'. That's terrifying.
On every single issue, Obama has instantly plummeted into near-oblivion. He still has some personal advantages over Romney - even though they are all much diminished."
"Look: I'm trying to rally some morale, but I've never seen a candidate this late in the game, so far ahead, just throw in the towel in the way Obama did last week..."
"Too arrogant to take a core campaign responsibility seriously. Too arrogant to give his supporters what they deserve."
"Maybe if Romney can turn this whole campaign around in 90 minutes, Obama can now do the same. But I doubt it. A sitting president does not recover from being obliterated on substance, style and likability in the first debate and get much of a chance to come back. He has, at a critical moment, deeply depressed his base and his supporters and independents are flocking to Romney in droves."
Jim Lehrer @ PBS: "Spin doesn't work if everbody's
seen the event..."
John Zogby: "Don't ever ask again if debates matter"
& mockery...
